Sunday, 14 June 2015

Five star luxury in Amsterstam at the Okura hotel

The Okura Hotel is one of the top hotels of Amsterdam and member of Leading Hotels of the World. It is located somewhat outside the city centre on the Ferdinand Bolstraat. It is close to the Amsterdam RAI. We already had the pleasure to eat here in the one Michelin Star restaurant Yamazato.

Being there for a conference, I could book an executive room at a highly discounted rate. My room was located on the 17th floor with views over the city. The bed was fantastic with a pillow menu. Yes, you read it correctly, you could choose out of a wide range of different pillow to increase your sleeping comfort.

The bathroom had the same views. In the wall in front of the bathtub was a built in television. Needless to say, I took a long bath. My Japanese hotel experience in Amsterdam ended with an excellent breakfast.

Interesting decor. I've often encountered pillow menus not that I have ever ordered anything different to what is already a big choice in the room. The bathtub TV is different. The funniest things I encountered in a hotel in Japan was all the control buttons for the comfort of the toilet seat.